Holiday music was playing in the background in the sunroom when a conversation started about Santa Claus. It turned into a very serious conversation with five-year-old Jonathan about the type of beverage to leave the man in red on Christmas Eve. It’s milk. “What about water,” I asked. “Santa drinks a lot of milk for […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1995 “Injured teen home for the holidays” It wasn’t exactly what she had been expecting for Christmas, but Danielle Weddle was glad to have her big brother, Derek, home and safe this year. Derek was on his way to school and was hit by a car […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer Sisters Eva and Charley Bousho dropped off 20 blankets to Autumn Ridge in Independence Township this month. The blankets weren’t just regular blanket- they were fidget blankets for memory care patients. Eva, a freshman at Clarkston Junior High School, and Charley, a seventh grader at Sashabaw Middle […]
There isn’t much more than one word we can use to describe the year that has been 2020. COVID. Nothing else has as much relevance as the pandemic that has made us all adjust to a new way of living, a new way of taking on family and school challenges, and a new way of […]
Clarkston’s Gabe Hillebrand stands next to his chainsaw sculpture of a morel mushroom. Hillebrand and his wife Jennifer own Hill Brand Tree & Craft in Clarkston. Photo provided
Sending light out into the world is a key concept for Christians this time of year. It is also the motivation for lighting the Christmas trees in front of Clarkston United Methodist Church. Senior Pastor Rev. Richard Dake shared the reason for the 50 lit and decorated Christmas trees now in front of the […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1995 “New high school over budget” Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education was told during their meeting the current design for the new high school, though not final, was over budget and would need modifications including getting rid of six classrooms. “City approves police video system” […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer One of the newest releases on Amazon Prime Video features Clarkston resident Sara Holden as the double for Rachel Brosnahan in “I’m Your Woman.” Holden not only doubles for actresses in television shows and movies but is also a stunt performer. Her stunts include everything from basic […]
The phrase “You learn something new every day” took on a whole new meaning for this guy over the past seven days. Last week’s column, where I called a handful of Clarkston parents “pathetic” for insinuating their income was a higher priority than their kids’ education was obviously offensive to many readers. So much in […]
Santa Claus visited Bay Court Park for Independence Parks, Recreation and Seniors Walk & Talk with Santa Drive-Thru, Dec. 2. Over 200 children spoke to Santa, received treats from elves and met reindeer, Candy and Nelson. The first Walk & Talk with Santa was a success for the sold out event. Every child saw and […]